OK BUDDHIST MOMENT of a few days ago completely over. What was I thinking? Children are not our meditation – more like our medication…. I need Prozac or painkillers or something to take the edge off an immensely frustrating half term.
I had planned to take my youngest son fishing – or more precisely I had planned to pay somebody else to take my youngest son fishing because I hate fishing about as much as I hate cricket – but it can’t be done – health and safety reasons require that a parent or guardian sit on the bloody bank with above mentioned child and freeze to death and/or die of boredom.
SO. I have been suggesting to my son all week things to do – museums, art galleries, aquarium? Zoo? Chessington? Pottery? ANYTHING????? But no. He’s been there, done it all already or doesn’t want to do it. We are living in London and we can’t think of anything to do. HOW rubbish is that?
I need to compile a TOP 10 things to do in London that don’t involve all the usual tourist spots. HEEEELLLLPPPP.
alice (fff)
October 20, 2011hi there, l havent been around for a while…(whiplash, slipdisk, nerve trapped) and havent had the heart to write much on FFF or alice..
sad to hear about BB…gosh hope it wasnt too horrendous, though prob was…
nice to read you though, do take care…l’m licking my wounds also…but I made a knee jerk decision and am instantly regretting it, as my son told me ‘you are a dick mum, everyones scared…why miss out on happiness, cos youre scared and misread every signal..?’ DOH!!
lotsa luv Alice (saz)
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October 20, 2011I’ve got my son saying the same thing – and maybe they’re right……this time though I’ve decided not to let my children influence my decision – I am supposed to be the grown up! Anyway, it’s all about what you are prepared to put up with!! SO good to hear from you Lx
Potty Mummy
October 20, 2011He’s probably too old to be interested but the Ecology Centre at Holland Park does half term activities that cost next to nothing… Best of luck, in any case!
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October 20, 2011Thanks – will check that out x
Kelloggsville
October 20, 2011RTFM did a ‘graffitti tour’ a while back – now I thought that sounded very cool.
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October 20, 2011what’s RTFM – I was doing a “roll the floor ???” for a minute there – am obviously being immensely stupid but that sounds v cool as you say x
Kelloggsville
October 21, 2011Rtfm is http://bradstockboys.blogspot.com he does some very cool stuff. Go visit him.
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October 22, 2011OK thanks will do x
Sharon
October 20, 2011Palace to Palace bike ride?
Visit all the Olympic venues and start a time capsule?
Start tracing your family tree together?
Have a “Volunteer Day”? – local hospice/old peoples home/library etc
Have you been to Downe House? Darwinian history etc?
Royal Observatory, Greenwich, learn all about time?
Winston Churchills Britain at War?
Eagle Heights (wonderful place full of owls and birds of prey)
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October 20, 2011BLIMEY – some brilliant ideas thank you – love the sound of some of those – (he won’t like them all mind you but birds of prey a good one) Lx
Expat Mum
October 21, 2011If you haven’t done the Imperial War Museum (free) my kids (including 15 year old and 8 year old males at the time) thought it was very cool.
karen
October 21, 2011Hi! Wish you could send him along here for a bit of fishing on the Chobe river! Any excuse here.. and the weather is hot hot hot! Good luck with finding an activity!
I really enjoyed your previous post about Miss MoneyPenny – really excellent!
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October 21, 2011Oh he would love that x
fd
October 21, 2011are there cookery schools or classes for kids? this way you get fed at the end too so you get some money back from the investment.
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October 21, 2011That is such a good idea for him – his favourite occupation Lx